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Tales From the Hood

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Tales From the Hood (1995)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:4

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: This politically tinged anthology puts a new spin on tales of the strange and the supernatural. While three hoods sit around a mortuary waiting for their supplier to arrive with dope, the owner... This politically tinged anthology puts a new spin on tales of the strange and the supernatural. While three hoods sit around a mortuary waiting for their supplier to arrive with dope, the owner helps them pass the time by telling stories about the very weird things he's witnessed. In one, a black rookie cop tries but fails to prevent some crooked policemen from beating an African-American community leader to death... but the victim finds a way to get his revenge. The second is a heart-wrenching drama about domestic violence that only magic can end, and the third story is a wickedly funny parody of racist Southern politicians, featuring a candidate who resembles several real public figures. Finally, in the last episode, a violent black gang members finds himself imprisoned with a white supremacist killer -- and the two surprisingly find a lot in common... [More]

Starring: Clarence Williams, David Alan Grier, Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash

Starring: Clarence Williams, David Alan Grier, Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash, Anthony Griffith, Wings Hauser

Director: Rusty Cundieff

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Producer: Darin Scott

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Aug 25, 1998

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Alex Sandell

Decent concept. Poor execution.

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Luke Y. Thompson

As uneven as anthology films often are, but occasionally good, goofy fun.

comment Comment | Mar., 17 2004 02:27 PM

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Michael Dequina

Both fails to be the witty satire that it was promoted as being and the serious scarefest it actually aspires to be.

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Fred Topel

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Rob Vaux

E.C. Comics-style horror films are the LAST place one should attempt serious social commentary.

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Philip Martin

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[This] predictably trite Tales isn't very scary.

comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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Bryant Frazer

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Chris Hicks

The stories do get better as they go along, though all of them will seem overly familiar to fans of the genre.

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